this is what happens when a pine like that one top tools the ground. this -- topples to the ground. the tree just crushed it. this would have been home plate. this happened over night and not when people were playing softball. >> reporter: there is no calm after a wind storm. there is construction work or deconstruction. >> it was a storm. >> the wind ripped five 100- foot pines from their roots. one of them crushed a parked truck. surprising since a few years ago the city removed hazardous trees. if you came to the beach today to listen to the ocean you couldn't hear the waves over

the winds. the water at ocean beach, white caps. road crews are clearing sand on the great highway. portions of the road are closed due to drifting sand. >> 75 miles per hour winds. i mean, every step you were fighting against the wind. >> reporter: crews were trying to chorale construction barriers. they toppled. >> all our barriers, arrow boards, everything was just out of place. >> the only one who seemed unphased, the guy with the wind in his sail. the storm was no home run but not happening at a time when anyone could have been injured. at 6:00 p.m. on ktvu why the fisherman stayed out of the game.

noelle walker, ktvu channel 2 news. pg&e says 3500 customers are in the bay area without power. the hardest hit area is the peninsula, 1,780 outages there. south bay, 680 without power. fure than that in the north -- fewer than that in the north bay, 650. east bay 380 and san francisco 30 people. pg&e says the number of outages is so high because this morning's repair was outnumbered by more pick up in the wind. at 5:20 p.m. we will check in again with bill. also at 5:30 p.m., to the mountains, where crews are working hard to clean up the mess.

mess. great highway workers -- san francisco general hospital workers were told to shelter in place after a man was spotted with a gun. it started at a145 -- at 1:45 p.m. this afternoon. it ended a hour later with three people detained. >> there was no activity in the hospital and no interruption to patient care. we are grateful this was a minor incident. >> there is no word if they were arrested or if a weapon was recovered. >> police are asking for the public's help to catch a man suspected of sexual assaulting a student on saturday morning, april 6 in a dorm room. the man met his victim earlier in the evening off campus. the attacker is not a student. white, 21 years old, 6'1", brown hair and blue eyes. anyone with information is asked to contact authorities.

a robber shot and wound a donut shop owner but not before the owner stabbed the man. the wife opened the shop around 3:00 a.m. the owner then came at him with a knife and stabbed in. the man shot the owner three times as he fled. the owner went to the hospital and expected to be okay. >> oh, my god, that is down the street. that is where i go in the morning. i was just there the other morning getting my breakfast. >> police haven't released a description of the attacker. the wife says he is 5'8", wearing all black. fire and explosion forced families to run for safety about 3:30 a.m. on angel avenue. when firefighters arrived flames were coming from a roof. they were whipped by winds that

spread the winds. he woke up when he heard the explosion and then rushed to him his neighbors. >> we were sleeping and then there was an explosion. and a bright light. we looked outside the window and the garage had exploded. >> everyone got out safely. no one was hurt. one person was treated after a fire about 7:30 a.m. officials say it appears the fire started in a bedroom. the coroner identified a man killed yesterday in a motorcycle crash. he lost control of his bike while riding in san jose. he was thrown from the motorcycle. not clear what caused him to lose control. >> officials are looking into the death of a woman.

a jogger discovered the body of giselle esme ayala. she graduated from santa rosa high school and a student at cal poly san luis obispo. the autopsy may be weeks before a cause of death is established. authorities recaptured a inmate. 21-year-old kohlton kumnick was missing from the marsh creek detention facility in clayton when deputies did a bed check this morning. an alert went out and this morning a person spotted kohlton kumnick and called police. he was serving 90 days for burglary. she was one of the most dominant figures of the twentieth century. former british prime minister margaret thatcher died at theagy of 87. -- at theagy of 87 -- at theagy

of 87 -- at the age of 87. >> reporter: she was called the iron lady. she swept into office in 1979 with the promise of transforming the economy. opponents accused theprime minister of widening the gap between the rich and poor. >> it was -- warmer personally than any relationship between any other prime minister and american president. >> he was willing to admit some

things were wrong in the soviet. >> ronald reagan backed the prime minister in the war with argentina. it cost 255 lives and cemented her reputation. she was the only british prime minister to serve three connective terms. in 1990 she was forced to resign. she still had political sway. sitting in the upper chamber the house of lords. later in life, public appearances became rare. >> at the uk in washington, d.c. flags were lowered in her honor. they said we lost a great leader, a great prime minister and a great britain.

queen elizabeth ii expressed sadness. president obama issued a statement calling her a champion of freedom and liberty, she stands as an example to our daughters there is no glass ceiling that can't be shattered. musketeer annette funicello has died. >> roll call. >> sheryl. >> bobby. annette. [ music playing ] >> annette funicello was the original member of the mickey mouse club in 1955 and starred in a lot of disney movies and beach movies. in 1987 she developed multiple sclerosis, she said she wanted to encourage others. >> if i can't make someone

happy -- if i can make someone happy i am so thrilled. really. >> annette funicello died from complications of multiple sclerosis, she was 70 years old. >> powerball arrived in california, it will almost certainly help education but by how much? >> blast. really good year. >> cal women back home after yesterday's ncaa playoff loss, hear how they are staying positive tonight.

california lottery players can now play a game they have been waiting for for a long time, powerball. >> there it goes. california lottery began selling at 6:00 a.m. this morning. it promises bigger jackpots. tickets are sold in 43 states. so the odds of winning 1-175 million. and the price is $2 a ticket.

sunnyville's mayor is taking part in it. >> if enough money generated we could take the burden off the state and help local communities with the school system that would be a big plus. >> the first power ball drawing involving california will be wednesday. the prize is $60 million. >> as the mayor mentioned with powerball in california there is hope of renewed interest. ktvu's ken pritchett reports live from oakland the boost to schools is relatively small, right? >> reporter: yeah. you seen these all over the place. officials have spent millions of dollar as promote the game -- dollars to promote the game. >> reporter: this sidewalk in the financial district was

turned into a lotto store this afternoon. the featured item, powerball. >> we expect the revenue to be 350 million annually. >> reporter: but the director says powerball will eat into revenues from super lotter and mega millions. >> down to 100 million. of that half will go to education. >> reporter: $50 million used by schools schools for one time expenses. she says lotto money helped her school. >> things like technology related, computers. >> reporter: last year the lottery gave $1.3 billion to education a big number but a small supplement to the $38 billion in state spending. how much the lotto will provide to education this year? that is on the players. >> that is our mission is to

give to the schools. >> reporter: if powerball brings in $50 million a year that would be spread thin if it were split before california's 10,000 schools. that is $5,000 a school. ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. plans to buy microsoft's media room business. they make software used to convert signals to television sets. microsoft will concentrate on its xbox game platform. it is worth $200 million. it needs government approval. there is word that google is in talks to acquire once app. it is designed to let mobile users sent messages across

different operating platforms. it held tough and puts its price close to a billion dollars. either company commented on that report. on wall street, stocks posted modest gains. the dow is up 48 to 14,613. the nasdaq is up 18 at 3,222. the s&p is up 9 to 1,563. san jose's never ending war against graffiti is having great results in some neighbors thanks to a cleaning service hired by the city however a change in tactics by vandals is causing problems. they are going after bridges and highway sound walls. these properties are owned by caltrans and union pacific. a mountain lion was spotted this morning. the cat was seen around 8:30 a.m. this morning around highway

280. if you see a mountain lion appear larger by waving your arms and making noise. our chief meteorologist bill martin, crazy out there. >> yeah. real windy. might have woke you up this morning. 1:00 a.m., 2:00 a.m., when the winds came in. remember the rain last night and then the winds? gusts up to 75 miles per hour. higher than that on the peaks. a gael warning off shore at this time. our wind advisory goes away at 8:00 p.m. but the gale warning till 3:00 a.m. stays windy off shore for a while. we will look at your wind advisory. you see the areas in gray, the gray area here, they are wind advisories and they are up for

a while, winds gusting up to 35 miles per hour. these are storm reports. these are official national weather service reports of trees down. this is a tree, wind damage in san francisco. over -- doesn't give you much information. does it? wind gusts along ocean beach, 75 miles per hour, that was late last night. those were the reports from last night. damage reports and wind reports. heaviest stuff was around 2:00 a.m. over night lows chilly. it will be cooler than it has been. low 40s. mid-40s. 43 concord. chilly for tuesday. less wind tomorrow. the weather story is -- or was, how windy is was. temperatures on the increase as we go into your bay area tuesday. tomorrow warmer with afternoon

breezes. nothing like we saw today. extended forecast, spring like weather pattern. with the winds, tree pollens are out in mass. if you are a hay fever sufferer you notice it. monday, 10:00, winds. pacifica 27 miles per hour. breezy but not as windy as it has been. tomorrow morning, we are not going to see the crazy winds that we saw this morning. still breezy. when i come back, it is warming up. back here at 5:45 p.m. with all the details for tuesday and your bay area weekend. southern california's nuclear plant is closer to restarting. edison submitted paper work asking to run the plant at 70% of capacity. it has been closed after inspectors found corroded plants. they want to resume in june.

their season may be over but the cal women's basketball team has a lot of reason to smile. we catch up with them as they return home. >> and criticism for the rutgers' basketball coach, the harsh words from new jersey governor chris christie. look at them kids. [ sigh ]

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. new mexico investigators are looking into had cause of a deadly school bus crash today.

the driver was killed and 9 children were injured. two of the children have serious injuries. police believe the driver was taking a curve when the bus crashed. investigators are expected to be there late into the night. the cal women's basketball is back home after a heart breaking loss in the ncaa final four playoffs. but it was still a great season. >> very exciting. really fun. we had a blast. good year. fun teammates. cool program. it was awesome. >> the bears lost yesterday in new orleans to louisville. the bears had a 10 point halftime lead but couldn't hang on for the win. this was the first bears final four in the school's history and the first appearance by northern california women's team other than stanford. >> we have been saying new orleans since this summer so it

was expected. i hope for the kids returning it will -- >> cal head coach says this is the most inspirational, incredible group of women she has ever been around. many are looking forward to the wnba draft. louisville faces connecticut for the national championship tomorrow night. new jersey's governor had harsh words for the men's basketball coach fired from rutgers. he lost his job after this video went viral of him shoving playing. they are in new jersey and reporters asked chris christie about the firing. >> one of my questions was, what parent would let this animal back into their living room to recruit their son after this video? >> the athletic director who allowed rice to stay on after viewing the video resigned last

week. the wind caused a lot of problems in the mountains, today it was time to clean up and try to keep more damage from occurring. >> we will not walking way. >> president obama make as case for sweeping gun control, his message to the families effected by gun violence.

complete bay area news coverage continues right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00 p.m. >> screaming winds topples trees and power outages, causing problems all day and it is not over yet. winds as high as 75 miles per hour. that is hurricane force winds through the bay area. those winds are strong enough

to do serious damage. our coverage continues with ktvu's robert handa live in the mountains. robert? >> reporter: well, we saw and felt the effect of the wind. especially here in the mountains. >> reporter: the strong wind had trees swaying today and the older rotting trees came crashing down. the intense gusts battering the mountains took a toll on trees. he was stunned when this tree was knocked down. >> the tree split in half and came down on the house. sounded like we had an airliner on the roof. >> reporter: the swaying branches made it difficult for

workers removing a tree that fell against this home while battling the wind. >> does scare you. i have been doing this 30 years now and it is never easy. it is scary. >> reporter: at times he climbed tree to tree to take advantage of the brief calm moments. >> they threat go too long. rotted out, and now it fell. makes it hard to take them out because you are not sure what it is going to do. >> homeowners are keeping an eye on the trees. >> apprehensive when you hear the wind. >> yes, i will be. >> reporter: ktvu chief meteorologist bill martin says the gusts peaked this morning but there will be sustained wind that could be trouble for

people trying to recover. robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. >> go to www.ktvu.com for the latest on the weather conditions in the bay area. click on weather. a murder mystery in the san francisco neighborhood not known for violent crime. ktvu's david stevenson is live where a doctor's body was found last night. david? >> reporter: well, we are told the doctor has had his practice here for five years and neighbors are shocked by what police are calling a suspicious death. >> big shock. somebody that you see every single day. >> reporter: she is stunned by the death of a doctor she calls family. >> always cheery. always wanting to talk. it is a sad, sad news. >> reporter: she is speaking about a native san franciscan

and a dermatologist. firefighters last night responded to a call to his apartment building a few blocks away. >> fire trucks and ambulance came and usually when they are here they are here for a half hour. they were here for four hours. >> reporter: it is what they didn't find that prompted a call to detectives. >> no obvious signs of trauma so therefore the circumstances were suspicious for them to contact homicide investigators. >> reporter: police detained one person in connection with the death. >> i saw 10 cops and this morning they pulled someone out of here handcuffed and the person was laughing. >> reporter: workers at his apartment said he had been renting there. police haven't confirmed who they have detained but they are

asking the public if they have information to call detectives. david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. the remains of a 25-year- old american diplomat are on their way back to the united states. she was killed saturday in afghanistan by a suicide car bomber. they were delivering books to school children. her body will arrive today in delaware. university of california at berkeley was the scene of a rally calling for immigration reform. a small group called for a change in immigration policy. they want the 11 million undocumented immigrants to have a way to become legal citizens. >> open the boarders and give the same rights to people as the north american fair trade agreement gives to businesses. >> the group plans to travel to washington, d.c. next week to

demonstrate for full citizen ship rights. for the first time since 2008 officials held a lottery to select foreign workers applying for visas. 124,000 people applied but they have only 85,000 visas to award each year. that means 40,000 will not be able to come to america to work. they have so-called specialty occupations. continuing coverage on the battle over gun control. today president obama traveled to connecticut making the case for national gun control legislation. the report on what the president had to say and how congress may receive the issue. >> reporter: president obama brought the heart of his gun control argument to connecticut. >> in newtown, we want you to know we are here with you.

we will not walk away from the promises we made. we are as determined as ever to do what must be done. >> reporter: surrounded by families of the sandy hook elementary school shooting victims he called on tougher gun control laws. >> this is not about politics. this is about doing the right thing for all the families who are here that have been torn apart by gun violence. >> reporter: eighty five percent of americans support backgroundbox -- universal background checks. in the days after the shooting, 43% in mid-march. there are talks on a compromise but on the record there is this, kentucky senator sent a letter to senate majority leader harry reid saying they

will oppose any bill that infringes on the second amendment. >> owe the parents of these 20 babies that were murdered at sandy hook elementary school. >> reporter: somefullys left connecticut with the -- some families left connecticut with the president on air force one. ktvu channel 2 news. the u.s. senate confirmed president president obama's nominee to head the securities and exchange commission. the number of democrats showing support for same-sex marriage continues to grow today. he was the latest to endorse it. he said his views has revolved.

that leaves three to come out in support for gays and lesbians couples to marry. jc penny's board of directors ousted its ceo. he was on the job for 16 mungs. they said it led to -- months. they said it led to massive sales drops. wikileaks released 2 million secret u.s. government documents from the 1970s. they are about henry kissinger when he was secretary of state. no shocking revelations so far but the founder insisted that this latest leak is consistent with his mission. >> our analysis shows the u.s.

administration cannot be trusted with its control of the past. >> the justice department is investigating him for the leak of thousands of secret documents. arguments begin for an accused killer, and tickets to see the rolling stones are nowen sale, how much -- are now on sale and how much you will have to spend to see them. how family and friends said good-bye to roger ebert today.

the bodies of two children have been recovered in north carolina. they were trapped when a wall of dirt fell on them. the two were recovered today from a 24-foot pit. crews arrived minutes after the accident was reported yesterday afternoon. one of their fathers had been digging there. no word on whether he had help with the project. closing arguments in the trial of a rockefeller impostor charged with murdering a man in 1985. christian gerhartsreiter is charged with killing a neighborhood. he started using the name clark

rockefeller. they believe he also killed his neighborhood's wife. he contends he is not a killer. tickets went on sale for the rolling stones conerts next month. they will stole -- concert next month. they will be sold on their website. they plan to performance in los angeles, anaheim and las vegas. prices range from $85 to $600. get this, kid rock is trying to make his concerts more affordable, offering all tickets for 20 bucks. a few fans will be chosen to sit in the first two rows. and beer will be only $4. the tour will stop in mountain view in july. family, friends packed a

church to pay respects to roger ebert. [ music playing ] >> those who attended the pass celebrated his life and career. people praised roger ebert's political work. he lost his battle with cancer last thursday, he was 70 years old. a public memmier olis planned -- memorial is planned for thursday in chicago. a survey is out with the best and the worst airlines. we will bring you the list. >> back here in a couple minutes, windy out there, winds blowing up to 45 miles per hour, how that impacts your day tomorrow and a warm up around the corner, how warm it will get, i will see you back here. card hassles?

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we have breaking news to show you right now, this is a house fire in ventura county, it started at 3:15 p.m. it is windy down there. you can see the trees and the smoke blowing in the wind. lot of smoke. the fire is burning close to a building but hasn't spread beyond the one structure. it is on highway 126, just east of the city of ventura on the coast in southern california. steam canyon country in that

part of southern california which can make the wind situation gustier. you can see there is a lot of smoke. the flames are burning sways and it is blowing left to right. we will keep our eye on the situation. there are a number of homes in the area. a fire burning outof control in fill -- out of control in fillmore. the best and the worst airlines to fly and they have a major presence at san francisco international airport. ktvu's consumer editor tom vacar is live with who travelers prefer the most and the least. tom? >> reporter: it is here where the winds of competition are blowing. one has its work cut out for them. >> the ratings measures on time performance, lost baggage,

complaints and bumping from a flight. bragging rights help airlines stimulate competition. >> it is good for customers because that helps fares and customer service as well. >> reporter: san francisco based virgin america, rated best in the nation out of the 14 major carriers. >> tvs on the plane. wifi. we had a good flight. >> reporter: you mentioned price? >> it was the cheapest flight we could find. >> they have a screen and everything. and the lights and the music. generally their flight attendants are fun. >> reporter: jet blue, air tran, delta, hawaiian, alaska,

frontier and southwest. >> big part of united's low ranking had part to do with its merge with continental that led to computer problems and that led to complaints. >> we are sitting here for 45 minutes waiting for our luggage to arrive. >> reporter: over all airline performance improved year to year, the airlines do seem to be getting the message. consumer editor tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. jet blue is set to receive the first american made airbus jet. the airline's ceo made the announcement today from alabama. that factory will create a thousand jobs. they hope to have to new airbus by 2016. jet blue is the largest operator of the airbus plane in

the world, 120. demonstrators rallied outside the food and drug administration today calling on them to require foods to be labeled. they like to know when foods have had their genes changed by man. the fda gave tentative to approval last year and is now hearing public comment. >> i want them to label the foods so we could have the knowledge. >> they have genes from another fish that cause it to grow twice as fast. the link between red meat and heart disease might be called a chemical compound, it makes it easier for cholesterol to form plaque in the arteries. we have been talking about

the wind all day and the problems it caused and it will stick around for a while. right? >> yeah. it is dying down into the evening but wind advisory till 8:00 p.m. the wind mills. you know what you see, you see the sierra nevada. what that sells you, winds like this it cleans out the atmosphere. visibles as you look from our camera, the wind producing that, and also produces brown water on the bay. wind advisories around the bay area, my biggest concern, that area in ventura. the winds down there, they have a serious wind issue, in the fire area, santa barbara, this is the coast. you will see there is a wind

warning tilaks a.m. tomorrow morning -- tilaks a.m. tomorrow morning -- till 6:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. we will be watching that for you. you know, my years of doing this, when you gate fire like that with these winds it is tough to put down. we will watch it for you. scary with gusts to 50 miles per hour. tomorrow less wind, warmer. the extended forecast, dry. more spring like weather as we go into the next, you know, 48, 72 hours. the winds die down as we get into tomorrow. tomorrow afternoon, not as windy. into your wednesday, not as windy. forecast model, you get the picture. the forecast into the next couple days, highs, 74 in napa. 74 vallejo. these numbers warmer than they were today, right? less wind. and warmer on wednesday. wednesday will be the warmest day of the weekend as we go

into the rest of the week, the five-day forecast with your bay area weekend in view. just stays on the mild side. back to the fire. same thing too. when you see that kind of area, that kind of wind it is scary. >> thank you. one year since a tragedy in concord that took the life of a man and his daughter, the ceremony held today to remember the victims.

today do you want in concord remembered -- today students in concord remembered a student who was killed one year ago. [ singing ] >> she was killed last year. she will never be forgotten and today's dedication is help her memory live on. >> we like to have her spirit live on through all of us. >> she was 9 years old when she and her father were hit while riding bikes. there is word today the red

light cameras have been turned off. the spokesman said the city had a five year contract to administer the lights and the contract expired and they won't decide till next month on whether to renew it. the national transportation safety board says the number of 16-24-year-olds using electronics behind the wheel is up. it increased from 1.5% to 3.7% and the drivers aren't just texting, they are also surfing the web. it took him an hour to get through security at sfo. coming up on ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00 p.m., the carry on that he got stopped for and the reason the tsa is admitting

fault. >> tracking the wind advisory in effect around the bay area. it is still gusting out there, when things warm up around here, i will see you back here in just 2 minutes. [ music playing ]

complete bay area news coverage starts right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00

p.m. wind like that is just -- people don't take the chance. >> dangerous winds through the bay area, leaving fallen trees, power lines and rattled nerves. i am ken wayne. frank somerville is off. >> i am julie haener. gusty winds are fueling a wildfire in southern california that is burning close to homes in fillmore, north of los angeles. a live picture right now from a local news helicopter over head. the fire was reported at 4:45 p.m. in the afternoon and we have seen flames next to homes. lot of flames burning. sometimes it is hard to tell if homes are on fire. a lot of thick smoke right now you can see. it is burning where a small brush fire broke out